A voyage to the Pacific ocean : undertaken by the command of His Majesty for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere to determine the position and extent of the West side of North America, its distance from Asia, and the practicability of a Northern passage to Europe performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery ; in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. In three volumes

Date:

1784.

Author:

Cook, James, 1728-1779.

Collecting Area:

Rare Books

Publisher:

Printed for H. Chamberlaine ...

Physical Description:

3 volumes : portrait ; 23 cm

Notes:

Special Collections' copy is imperfect: lacking plates. local

Subjects:

Voyages around the world, Discoveries in geography, and Voyages around the world

Genres/Forms:

Maps and Maps. lcgft

Names:

Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779, Gore, John, 1730?-1790, Gore, John, 1730?-1790, and Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779

Geographic Terms:

Oceania Discovery and exploration, Pacific Coast (North America), Northwest Passage, Northeast Passage, Arctic Ocean Northeast Passage, Arctic Ocean Northwest Passage, North America Pacific Coast, and Oceania